Posted by Gus -- NW Spain Link: Eucalyptologics: Info resources on eucalypt cultivation worldwide
on 11/3/2009, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Rooting Eucalyptus cuttings... by millions... everyday! (so yea, it can be done)"
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Me? With these grey thumbs of mine? 
Lisa, it is difficult "at home". It all started optimistically some years ago with several hundred cuttings from "wild" genes. Results were 0% success. Further in time, the numbers in each trial went down but we managed to keep the success rate at the same level.
But once I managed to get a few ramets from different clonal stock, first thing I did was chopping some just to see if it really worked, and if it worked equally for all strains. It worked for a handful. Poorly (not the right controlled conditions), but over 0%. I am sure rooting hormone also helps 
And a small greenhouse in some benign climate by day and night and with high humidity, too.
The painstaking part is identifying and selecting good rooters. A matter of trial-error.
Gus
USDA Zone 8b - Atlantic European (Meso)Temperate Oceanic Yard
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